The sulfuric acid plant will use industry leading technology from MECS (a wholly-owned subsidiary of DuPont) to produce acid and generate power through the efficient recovery of process waste heat.

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SNC-Lavalin, in consortium with Sinopec Engineering Group,
has signed a contract with Ma'aden in Saudi Arabia to provide
engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and
start-up services for a three-line,15,150 tpd sulfuric acid
plant.

Also included in the agreement are two 75-MW power plants
that will recover heat generated by the acid plant
operations. The total value of the contract is approximately
$764 million, with SNC-Lavalin's portion estimated at $500
million .

The project was awarded as part of Ma'aden's Waad Al Shamal
phosphate project, which involves the
conversion of phosphate ore from the Al Khabra mine into
various end products, primarily for the agricultural
sector.

The contract signing was formalized at a ceremony held in
Turaif, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday with the participation of the
Saudi Royal Family, government ministers and various
dignitaries.

The sulfuric acid plant will use industry leading technology from MECS (a
wholly-owned subsidiary of DuPont) to produce acid and
generate power through the efficient recovery of process
waste heat.

The project, scheduled to be
operational in the fourth quarter of 2016, will be one of the
largest complexes of its kind.

"We are honored to be part of a project that will support Ma'aden
in its mandate to develop its mineral resources and increase
industrial development in the Northern Province and Al-Jouf
areas of Saudi Arabia ," said Dale Clarke, executive vice
president for SNC-Lavalin.

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